Family Affair: Eric Munchel, the man seen trespassing inside the U.S. Senate with flex cuffs, went to Washington with his mom, a 57yo nurse. They stormed the Capitol together wearing bullet proof vests. Both expressed radical views as reported here: commercialappeal.com/story/news/202… 
Quote from the son: “We wanted to show that we’re willing to rise up, band together and fight if necessary. Same as our forefathers, who established this country in 1776...The point of getting inside the building is to show them that we can, and we will.”
Quote from the mom: “This country was founded on revolution,” she’s quoted as saying. “If they’re going to take every legitimate means from us, and we can’t even express ourselves on the Internet, we won’t even be able to speak freely, what is America for?”
The mother goes on: “I’d rather die as a 57-year-old woman than live under oppression. I’d rather die and would rather fight.” The article describes her breaking into tears.”
From what I can tell, it doesn’t look like the mother has been arrested, yet.
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